re: Manziel files lawsuit citing copyright infringement of name Johnny Football

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SunHog:
He can certainly go after every single person making money off his name kinda like Metallica did on Napster. Yet that ended horribly for Metallica even though they "won" legally. You sure as hell don't go suing people for these issues and if you do you've clearly never been in a lawsuit before.

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I think there are two issues here, one completely on the up-and-up and the other where, up to a point, I can understand others getting worked up over.

1) A&M and/or the Manziel family must go after Eric whatshisname and any similar businesses or risk JFF's eligibility. I don't pretend to understand the NCAA's stance on this, but LSU obviously agreed with this: LINK

2) Preserving the "Johnny Football" trademark. On the surface this seems to be a money-grubbing effort by the Manziel family, but I fail to see why they should allow some charlatan to make money off the name when they cannot.

For both cases, I don't see what other recourse A&M/Manziel family had if the dingbat wouldn't respond to a threatening letter.

I'm not sure I understand your point re: Metallica. I sell software I write. Fighting illegal copies is a constant battle that I'm sure I'm losing, but still feel obligated to pursue simply because it's the right thing to do. How can I expect honest customers to pay for my stuff when others get it for free?